The Utah and western history communities lost one of their most influential, generous, and colorful figures when Dr. Floyd A. O’Neil passed away at his Salt Lake City home on April 18, 2018. In his nearly ninety-one years of life, and in a career that spanned over half a century at the University of Utah’s American West Center, Floyd taught Utah and Native American history, mentored generations of graduate students, and helped shape the practice of public history in the West. At the time of his death, he was director emeritus of the American West Center, professor emeritus of history at the University of Utah, and a fellow of the Utah State Historical Society. His many honors included the Award of
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